A HEAVILY drunk Saudi Arabian man who urinated at a Phuket airport hallway after an airline refused to let board the airplane for safety of other passengers was quickly charged but was too intoxicated to understand what was going on, Amarin TV said this evening (Jan. 31). The ruckus over the badly drunk Saudi
Month: January 2025
Thaksin allowed by court to leave for Malaysia
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra who has been charged with a lese majeste lawsuit was today (Jan.31) allowed by court to leave for Malaysia over the upcoming weekend. The Criminal Court today allowed the billionaire power player/father of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to temporarily depart for Malaysia where
Read moreIsraeli doctors say five released Thai hostages in ‘fair’ health after 15 months of captivity
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Beer Yaakov, Israel – When the mother of one of the Thai hostages held in the Gaza Strip for over a year caught sight of her son on a Facebook livestream after his release yesterday (Jan. 30), he had changed so much that she didn’t recognize him at
Read moreTrio of woman candidates vie against one another for Nayok Or Bor Jor
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A TRIO OF WOMEN have been intensely contesting against one another in the upcoming Saturday’s election for Nayok Or Bor Jor or head of provincial administration of Samut Songkhram. In addition to the three woman contestants, a trio of men are also vying for Nayok Or Bor Jor of Samut
Read moreFive Thai and two Israeli hostages released from Gaza now in Israeli territory, military says
By Reuters – published by CNA and CNN Jerusalem/Cairo – Two Israeli and five Thai hostages released by Palestinian militants in Gaza are now in Israeli territory, the Israeli military said today (Jan. 30). It identified the five Thai nationals as: Pongsak Tanna, Sathian Suwannakhan, Sriaoun Watchara, Seathao Bannawat and Surasak Rumnao. The military
Read moreEx-senator controlled Tangmo Nida case: Crime victims help club
THE HEAD of the Crime Victims Assistance Club said today (Jan. 30) the drowning death of late actress Pataratida Patcharawirapong, or Tangmo Nida, in Chao Phraya river during a speedboat trip in February 2022 was linked to influential people with a former senator supervising the case, Amarin TV said today (Jan. 30). Mr. Atchariya
Read morePM yet to order power supply freeze to Myanmar townships: Anutin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER-cum-Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul commented today (Jan.30) Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has not as yet ordered him to shut off power supply to a Myanmar township where criminal rackets have thrived across the shared border from Thailand. Anutin said he could not act on his own in regard
Read morePassenger jet collides with army helicopter while landing at Reagan Washington National Airport
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Arlington, Va. – A passenger jet collided on Wednesday Jan. 29 (Jan. 30 morning in Thailand) with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River. There was no immediate word on casualties, but all
Read moreAnalysis: Risk of violence escalates in Myanmar’s civil war as junta flags elections
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News FOUR years after seizing power in a dawn coup that ousted an elected civilian government, Myanmar’s embattled ruling generals are making their most concerted effort to gain legitimacy – by pushing to hold another election. In the last two months, the junta has outlined plans to neighbours for
Read moreAnutin awaiting order for PEA power shutoff to Myanmar townships
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER-cum-Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul confirmed today (Jan.29) he could immediately stop supplying power to Myanmar across the shared border only if ordered to do so by a government agency in charge of national security. The Provincial Electricity Authority under care of the Ministry of Interior could immediately terminate
Read moreStop Gambling Foundation gathering 50,000 signatures to dump casinos
THE Stop Gambling Foundation together with 200 partner organisations are gathering 50,000 signatures for their petition to the Pheu Thai-led government to stop opening casinos within the planned entertainment complex projects and hold a referendum on this issue first before making any move, Naewna newspaper said. At a press conference on the topic “People
Read morePeople’s tipped to win seven Nayok Or Bor Jor
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’S PARTY is speculated to win seven Nayok Or Bor Jor or heads of provincial administration in the upcoming Saturday’s elections, according to a NIDA academic. The reformist party currently in the opposition bloc at parliament is more or less expected to win seven heads of provincial administration, also
Read moreWhite House evaluates China AI app DeepSeek’s affect on national security
By Reuters and published by CNA Washington – US officials are looking at the national security implications of the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday (Jan. 28). The National Security Council is reviewing the implications of the app, she said. “This is a wakeup call to
Read moreKarenni refugees flock to Thai hospital after Trump assistance pause
THE KARENNI Army (KA) said refugees at two camps in Mae Hong Son are now seeking treatment at a Thai hospital after US President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on foreign development assistance led to the International Rescue Committee (IRC) suspending health service, Amarin TV said today (Jan. 28). IRC has been affected by the
Read moreCabinet nod to toughen law on call centres and cybercrimes
THE CABINET today (Jan. 28) approved a draft to amend the cybercrime decree and give officials absolute power to arrest, revoke and increase punishment with banking apps and mobile networks no longer able to shirk responsibility, Naewna newspaper said. Mr. Jirayu Huangtrakul, the Prime Minister’s Office spokesman, said this amendment to the Royal Decree
Read moreSereepisuth to graft-busters: Thaksin admission to hospital suite shows he was not in critical condition
FORMER POLICE chief Pol. Gen. Sereepisuth Temeeyaves, who is head of the one-MP Thai Liberal Party, said after meeting the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) that de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra being admitted to the 14th floor of the Police Hospital right away without a check-up at the intensive care unit (ICU) shows
Read morePalang Pracharath opposes Pheu Thai govt’s casino projects
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PALANG PRACHARATH has resolved to oppose the Pheu Thai-led government’s contentious scheme to open casinos as part of entertainment complex projects anywhere in Thailand. Deputy Palang Pracharath leader Chaiwut Thanakhamanusorn confirmed today (Jan.27) the opposition party’s executive board has definitely disagreed to the planned construction of mega-billion entertainment complex
Read moreKorat steps up PM2.5 dust control and chasing some of 15 arsonists
THE authorities in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) are imposing tougher control to decrease PM2.5 dust pollution with action being taken against 15 arsonists some of whom are still being chased after there were 25 forest fires during Jan. 1-25, Amarin TV said today (Jan. 27). Mr. Suraphan Silpasuwan, deputy governor of this northeastern province, chaired
Read moreNew documentary called ‘The Stringer’ disputes who took AP’s ‘napalm girl’ photo in Vietnam
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Park City, Utah – After a half-century of public silence, a freelance photographer from Vietnam has asserted he took one of the most renowned and impactful photos of the 20th century — the image of a naked girl fleeing a napalm attack in South Vietnam that has long
Read morePilot shares photos showing dust crisis at Suvarnabhumi Airport
A PILOT posted photos on his Facebook page showing the severity of the PM2.5 pollution at Suvarnabhumi Airport this morning (Jan. 26) with any aircraft not certified to land in this low visibility or pilots not trained to do so having to be diverted, Naewna newspaper said. Captain Faisal said landing in this condition
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